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OMEN-SED(-RCM) (v1.1): a pseudo-reactive continuum representation of organic matter degradation dynamics for OMEN-SED
BGeosys, Department of Geoscience, Environment & Society (DGES), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
current address: Department of Earth Sciences, VU University of Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dominik Hülse
Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
Sandra Arndt
BGeosys, Department of Geoscience, Environment & Society (DGES), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Short summary
OMEN-SED is a model for early diagenesis in marine sediments simulating organic matter (OM) degradation and nutrient dynamics. We replaced the original description with a more realistic one accounting for the widely observed decrease in OM reactivity. The new model reproduces pore water profiles and sediment–water interface fluxes across different environments. This functionality extends the model’s applicability to a broad range of environments and timescales while requiring fewer parameters.
OMEN-SED is a model for early diagenesis in marine sediments simulating organic matter (OM)...
